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| dis·dain [ diss dáyn ] |
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intense scorn: extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody
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transitive verb (past and past participle dis·dained, present participle dis·dain·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·dains) |
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look down on somebody or something: to regard somebody or something as not worthy of respect
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| [14th century. Probably < Old French desdeignier "treat as unworthy" < late Latin dedignare< dignare "treat as worthy"] |
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  dis·dain·ful adjective |
| dis·dain·ful·ly adverb |
| dis·dain·ful·ness noun |
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